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$299
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
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$144
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$199
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$455.54
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 318 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 7% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon R9 290 - 63 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $144.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon R9 290 - $2.29 vs $5.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 165 vs 275 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
59
93.65079365079364%
Value, $/FPS
$5.07/FPS
45.16765285996055%
Price, $
$299
48%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)
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Updated 312257 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
77.88486250321255%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
97.3650385604113%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$399 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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